A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.

R. Bruce Anderson writes that whatever your political position may be, taking pleasure in the misery of other humans is ...

The Last Escape' shares his theory that his uncles, John and Clarence Anglin, survived after escaping Alcatraz.

Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

Ron DeSantis, formerly Donald Trump’s Republican rival, said that the cadence for removal flights would be ‘increasing’.

After floating the idea of reopening a shuttered federal prison on Alcatraz Island, President Donald Trump tasked two of his ...

The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and ...

Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz described limited access to water and fresh air, saying they received only one meal a day and that the lights are on 24/7.

During the Great Fire of 1901, they formed a bucket brigade to help stop the flames from spreading to their homes. Hogan’s ...

The Florida Everglades are home to a diverse community of artists. The Trump administration targeted this area to build a ...

Prosecutors said the evidence in the 2017 murder case was circumstantial and a star witness had become uncooperative.

Witness the rise and fall of El Salvador's gangs. Discover the brutal tactics and extreme measures used to restore order.